Capsule or bean-to-cup: the price per cup decides
A capsule machine is cheap, capsules dear; an automatic machine is dear, beans cheap. This guide computes where the curves cross, with today's prices.
Updated 2 October 2026 · prices in the text are today's
Today's prices
Nespresso Vertuo Pop (price being collected) is today's cheapest entry into capsules; Jura E8 Piano Black (price being collected) is an automatic at the other end. delonghi-kg89 (price being collected) is a grinder if you stay with a lever machine.
Totals include shipping; coffee machines often ship free above 1,000 CZK.
Cups count
A capsule costs 9 to 14 CZK; beans 2 to 4 CZK per cup. At two cups a day the gap is about 5,000 CZK a year.
A 30,000 CZK automatic therefore pays back against capsules in 5 to 6 years; a 12,000 CZK one in 2 years.
Advice
One cup a day: capsules. A family and guests: an automatic. Capsules and filters never enter the machine comparison; they are consumables in Coffee capsules.
Watch the drops on coffee machines: before Christmas they fall by thousands.
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